IA 102 Amended Return Schedule Instructions, page 2
41-171d (09/29/2020)
Code 2 – Protective Claim
Use Code 2 if you are filing a protective claim
for refund because your right to a refund is
contingent on unresolved events. You must
include a detailed explanation of your claim
and the contingencies affecting your claim.
Code 3 – Federal Amended Return
Use Code 3 if you are reporting changes to
Iowa tax liability resulting from a federal
amended return. Include a copy of your federal
amended return. Also use this code if you are
a direct or indirect partner in a partnership and
you are reporting changes resulting from the
alternative reporting procedures under IRC §
6225(c)(2)(B). Include any federal forms or
documents supporting and describing your
alternative reporting procedure.
Code 4 – Federal Audit Change
Use Code 4 if you are reporting changes to
Iowa tax liability resulting from a federal audit
(other than a federal centralized partnership
audit described below). Include a copy of your
federal amended return, if one was filed, and
the federal document that shows the final
determination and explains the final federal
adjustments.
You must sufficiently report the changes to the
Department and pay the additional Iowa tax
within 180 days of the final determination date.
Code 5 – Federal Centralized
Administrative Adjustment Request (AAR)
Use Code 5 if you are reporting changes to
Iowa tax liability resulting from the filing of a
federal centralized AAR, either as the
partnership itself or as a direct or indirect
partner of the partnership. A partnership and
its direct and indirect partners must follow
certain procedures and timelines for reporting
Iowa adjustments and paying Iowa tax
resulting from a federal centralized AAR, even
if the partner was not responsible for filing a
federal amended return or paying additional
federal tax. For more information, see Iowa
Code
§ 422.25A. If you are the amending
partnership, include a copy of the federal AAR
you filed. If you are a direct or indirect partner,
include a copy of your amended Iowa Schedule
K-1, if you received one, and any federal forms or
documents describing your share of the federal
adjustments.
Code 6 – Federal Centralized Partnership
Audit Change
Use Code 6 if you are reporting changes to
Iowa tax liability resulting from a federal
centralized partnership audit, either as the
audited partnerhsip itself or as a direct or
indirect partner of the audited partnership. A
partnership and its direct and indirect partners
must follow certain procedures and timelines
for reporting Iowa adjustments and paying
Iowa tax resulting from a federal centralized
partnership audit, even if the partnership or
partner was not responsible for filing a federal
amended return or paying additional federal
tax. For more information, see Iowa Code §
422.25A.
Under certain circumstances, a partnership or
other pass-through entity may elect to pay the
Iowa tax on behalf of its owners. For more
information, see the IA 103 Pass-through
Election to Pay Return and Voucher.
If you are the audited partnership, include a
copy of the the federal document that shows
the final determination and explains the final
federal adjustments. If you are a direct or
indirect partner, include a copy of your
amended Iowa Schedule K-1, if you received
one, and any federal forms or documents
describing your share of the federal
adjustments.
Code 7 – Iowa Pass-through Entity Audit
Change
Use Code 7 if you are reporting changes to
Iowa tax liability resulting from an Iowa pass-
through entity audit, either as the audited
pass-through entity or as a direct or indirect
owner of the audited pass-through entity. An
audited pass-through entity and its direct and
indirect owners must follow certain procedures
and timelines for reporting Iowa adjustments
and paying Iowa tax resulting from an Iowa
pass-through audit. For more information, see
Iowa Code § 422.25C.
Under certain circumstances, a pass-through
entity may elect to pay the Iowa tax on behalf
of its owners. For more information, see the IA
103 Pass-through Election to Pay Return and
Voucher.
If you are a direct or indirect owner of the
audited pass-through entity, include a copy of
your amended Iowa Schedule K-1.